As Erik ten Hag headed for the tunnel at full-time, he stopped to pick up a green and gold scarf thrown from the most mutinous corner of Old Trafford and briefly waved it in the air. The victorious Manchester United manager clearly didn't realise its significance.
Draped over a wall closest to the directors' box, a solitary banner declared 'Full Sale Only - Glazers Out'. If that didn't get the message across, fans called for the hated American owners to 'sell United and f*** off home'.
The wisp and whiff of smoke flares from a pre-match protest had long since disappeared, but the sense of rebellion remained.